Posted on 07/10/2014 2:24:31 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
What does it take to produce the first-ever papal high-five? A meeting with American televangelists, apparently.
The gesture came during a three-hour meeting of Pope Francis and Texas televangelists Kenneth Copeland and James Robison, just weeks after the pontiff met with televangelist Joel Osteen and other religious leaders. At the June 24 meeting, Robison said he was so moved by Pope Francis’ message of the gospel that he asked the translator to ask Francis for a high-five. The pope obliged, raised his arm and the two men smacked hands.
The televangelists are among some wealthier U.S. evangelicals who have recently met with Francis, who has called for a focus on the poor and a simple lifestyle for clergy. In March, the pope met with members of the Green family, the Oklahoma billionaires whose company, Hobby Lobby, won their challenge to President Obama’s contraception coverage mandate at the Supreme Court last week.
Copeland and Osteen have been criticized by some as teaching “health and wealth” prosperity theology, the belief that faith can increase one’s wealth. But from his humble shoes to his simple Fiat, Francis has set a decidedly un-extravagant example.
“The prosperity gospel seems to be fundamentally opposed to the message that Francis has been spreading. But he has shown that he’s willing to meet with just about anyone,” said Michael Peppard, a professor of theology at Fordham University.
“Joel Osteen seems to have a charismatic authority among a large amount of people. Maybe Francis is channeling Jesus: If you disagree with someone, meet with them.”
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Cute! I think the Pope should be a little friendlier to traditional Catholics, but he’s great at dealing with our separated brethren and that’s a good thing. Every Pope has his calling.
Nice photos!
Who appointed these dufuses, besides the Pope (I know who appointed him, but I do hold him to be an idiot), as religious leaders? Copeland, Osteen and the rest are prosperity freaks and losers.
I remember when people would try to teach that to my toddler son in the mid 1970s, I would always make them stop and in the Army I would ignore the black GIs efforts to do the 3 minute handshake routine.
I also wasn’t a fan of other ghetto culture, such as describing everyone as bro, or talking about what “went down” or was “going to go down” or the cussing to “keep it real” or all the other coarsening of our culture.
Actually I’ve learned alot from Robinson. He does a lot of in depth bible teaching. Not to fond of Osteen. I learn from EWTN as well and I’m no Catholic.
Those grinning protestants in the photo...they know the liturgy largely has been subverted to their interests.
Snake oil salesmen convention. The False Prophet meets the false profit.
I do not trust any of them. God did not each any of that prosperity junk. A guy with initials MM is one of the worst. Just give me $58 for a windfall. That was the amount the last time I came across him.
I’m not Catholic but I’m on the pope’s side here because unlike the TV preachers, he really believes what he says.
Let’s just say the pope doesn’t read the vile comments on the Catholic Church that appear on FR. I was an innocent about evangelicals about a year ago...no longer.
Same could be said about catholics as well.
I would like to remind everyone who call themselves Christian to remember that Jesus’ harshest rebukes were aimed at the religious folk.
His commandment is that we love one another.
Why me, first? Why not Dr. (??) Thorne? He’s always going on about Catholics.
There’s a few nasty Evangelicals here, but I wouldn’t smear them all with the same brush. Some are very nice. There is a lot of anti-Catholicism on FR and unfortunately that’s just a given. But there’s also a lot of positive stuff and I just try to focus on that.
My theory is...ignore them. Satan is the master of division.
There’s a lot of nasty vangies here. I run across them all the time - they’re horrible as well you know it. Let’s not be naïve - or purposely naïve - here. I like the church militant and the Old Testament types, not some squishy post-Vatican 2 lets-all-get-along - especially with people who belong to churches that allow gay marriage and women priests and/or beg on tv for money from poor, elderly people.
OMG!!! I am a cradle Catholic, and sad to say, I think this Pope has DIMINISHED the PAPECY!!!
The next time I post it will be to ping the Moderators.
I suggest you stop your rudeness in this thread.
Grow up and look at your own egotistical, self-absorbed ministries in which there are hundreds of homosexuals running amok. Or just as bad: your Joel Olsteens with teeth more numerous than the many sins I’ve committed in life begging for money and fooling decent old ladies out of their pensions. For shame.
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